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...Seven months. Seven long months since the Atlanta Thrashers won a hockey game that counted. "What can I say?" coach CurtFraser groaned after the latest setback, a 2-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils. "This is a tough stretch for everybody...

...On Dec. 26, 2002, mired at the bottom of the Southeast Division with an 8-20-1-4 record, they fired coach CurtFraser. He was replaced on an interim basis by general manager Don Waddell, then Bob Hartley took over full time about three...

...He's got to concentrate on one thing, and that's playing well this year and leading this team offensively," coach CurtFraser said Friday as training camp began. "To burden him with the captaincy right now is probably not the best thing we...

...Monday on its Web site that Hartley had been hired. Thrashers officials would not confirm the move. The Thrashers fired CurtFraser on Dec. 26, and general manager Don Waddell took over on an interim basis. They're 3-5-1 under Waddell, with...

...Hartley was fired less than a month ago by the Colorado Avalanche after a 10-8-9-4 start. The Thrashers fired CurtFraser on Dec. 26, and general manager Don Waddell took over on an interim basis. Atlanta went 4-5-1 under Waddell...

...Larry Robinson, who won a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils. In his search to find the perfect man to replace CurtFraser - who was fired after 3 1/2 seasons on Thursday - Thrashers general manager Don Waddell shouldn't look far at all...

...who are in the throes of a 19-game winless streak dating back to March 23. To shake things up, Atlanta coach CurtFraser benched star winger Ilya Kovalchuk because of poor defensive play and started Nurminen instead of a struggling Milan...

...and banged his right shoulder into the boards during Sunday's 6-1 loss to the New York Islanders. Thrashers coach CurtFraser said replays showed Kovalchuk fell after accidentally stepping on the puck with his left skate. He collided with Islanders...

...Leafs. "I don't know what it is about Toronto, but I wish I could dye everyone's jerseys blue," Atlanta coach CurtFraser said. "But I tell you, it would just be nice to get over the hump here and play this consistently every night...

...is a sign of things to come as the expansion franchise goes 14-61-7.2002-03: The team fires original coach CurtFraser after winning just eight of 33 games to start its fourth season. Bob Hartley eventually takes over as coach.2003-04...